"Growing Presence of Police in Schools," THE DIANE REHM SHOW-Discussion on SCHOOL SAFETY April 15 2013: Professor Roy was one of the guests on ﻿THE DIANE REHM SHOW. Click to go to the show's website and hear the program.

New:Teachers and students can now access Lucinda Roy's first novel Lady Moses in its entirety through Cengage Learning's LitFinder24 library database.

From No Right to Remain Silent:

What We've Learned from the Tragedy at Virginia Tech

This tragedy forces us to address some of the most pressing issues of our time: education, parenting, violence, youth subcultures, communication, censorship, mental health, gun control, and race. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the debate has often been explosive. The story...is as relevant to K-12 as it is to higher education. Teachers at every level and parents of children at every age face similar challenges. (NRTRS, 3-4)

Excerpt from “Reasonable Expectations: Responding to Those Who Are a Danger to Themselves or Others,” a keynote address for Imminent Danger, a forum sponsored by Marquette University & the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Mental Illlness, Guns, and Campus Safety: A Volatile Mix

Currently, society is saying to itself when those who may well have given multiple indications that they are a risk to themselves and others resort to violence: “My goodness! It happened again. Who knew that a young man off his meds would feel the compulsion to go to Dick’s Sporting Goods or Wal-Mart and buy weapons, or order them online? Who knew we’ve been shuffling mentally ill and/or enraged people through an unresponsive system? Who knew that just because we’ve got rid of almost every psychiatric bed in the nation and failed to provide adequate insurance coverage for mental health that someone could fall through the cracks? Who knew that asking families to assume, for life, the responsibility for their severely troubled grown children was a dangerous practice? Who knew?” Society knew, but it is an inconvenient and terrifying truth, which is why society is in denial. Truths are always most inconvenient when they require not only a change in approaches but also an infusion of resources. It’s easier and cheaper in the short run to deny the problem altogether and hope it goes away. The cost in the long run, however, is outrageous....How long can America continue to be surprised by outbreaks of violence like these? At what point does surprise become denial? And if indeed we are a society in denial, how can we guide ourselves to a more enlightened, scientific, compassionate, holistic response?

The primary international recipient of funds from No Right to Remain Silent is CARE, the humanitarian aid organization that does remarkable work in struggling countries like Sierra Leone. I visited with CARE recently in Atlanta and was greatly impressed by their commitment and dedication.

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